Garment support



May 2l, 1940. P. F. sHEWBRlDGE GARMENT SUPPORT Original Filed May 51,1938 Patented May 21, 1940 UNITED STATES PTENT OFFICE Application May31, 1938, Serial No. 210,964 Renewed March 28, 1940 2 Claims.

My invention relates to supports for garments, and more particularly tothat type which are adapted to receive an individual garment hanger, andmy main object is to provide a support which holds the garment hanger atthe required height and retains the same in the proper position.

A further object of the invention is to design the support in the natureof a standard with a seat at the top to receive the garment hanger.

A still further object of the invention is to lend the support aformation to lock the garment hanger from departure after it has oncebeen put in place.

Another object of the invention is to extend the garment hanger withmeans which serve in cooperation with the post to check tendencies ofthe garment hanger to depart laterally from the weight of the garmentsor unbalancing tendencies imposed. thereon.

An additional object of the invention is to design a garment hanger withmeans for supporting accessory articles of apparel.

With the above objects in view, and any others which may suggestthemselves from the description to follow, a better understanding of theinvention may be had by a reference to the accompanying drawing, inwhich- Fig. l is a front elevation of the garment support;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged elevation of the upper portion thereof on anenlarged scale, partly broken away; and

Fig. 3 is a Vertical section substantially along the middle of Fig. 2.

While the novel garment support may be employed generally or for specialpurposes, it is mainly designed for church use. The professionalwardrobe of a priest or cleric usually includes coat or robe types ofgarments and also accessory articles, such as girdles, stoles or veils,and these garments and articles are usually arranged in a vestibule orante-chamber in a chest of drawers. From time to time vestments oraccessory articles for a service are required to be handily available,

essentially in the form of a standard having a base Il. The standard ispreferably of tubular construction in order to combine lightness above vthe base with strength; and at its upper end it is formed with a T-typeof head piece I2 which is of channel formation with the hollow openingupwardly, as indicated at I3. The head piece has a medial aperture I4 incommunication with the internal bore I5 of the standard; and the headpiece is arched with a rounded crown I6, the arms I2 extendinginclinedly from the latter.

The top of the standard is adapted to receive a triangular garmenthanger Il, which is of stock suiciently heavy to support the intendedclass of garments. The arch I8 of the hanger Il is adapted to seat inthe channel I3 of the head piece I2, as clearly shown in Fig. 2.

The garment hanger Il has an upwardly extended hook I9 by means of whichit is hung on a nail or bracket when the garment supported by the hangeris stored or put away; and the shank of the hook I9 is extendeddownwardly from the arch I8 in the form of a stem 2i) which passesthrough the aperture I4 into the hollow of the standard when the hangeris seated on the latter.

In order that the hanger Il may be suspended with its bottom 2| over thestandard, the upper part of the latter is offset forwardly near the topas indicated at 22 in Fig. 3 Also, such bottom carries a pair of hooks23.

In using the improved garment support, the standard Iii is placed orconcealed at a point handily reached from the altar platform. It thenreceives a garment hanger Il carrying the coat or robe next required tobe worn, with the accessory articles, such as a girdle, stole or veilhung on the hooks 23. Thus, when the change is to be made, the new outtis in a handy position and ready to be put on as the old one is removed,the change entailing but a brief amount of time and enabling the priestto return to the platform almost immediately. Of course, the change maybe made more quickly if an attendant is available for assistance.

It will be evident from the above description that I have provided agarment support which is not only handy for the change of apparelaccording to duty, but also serves as a stand on which vestments may beproperly hung and kept from wrinkling prior to the time of their use.For the present purpose the hanger Il and its hooks 23 are constructedof heavy stock, so as to be firm and hold their form despite the weightof the garments or articles supported thereby. The head piece I2 is of aform to properly seat and center the arch I8 of the garment hanger, thevchannel I3 retaining the latter against accidental departure. Thissafeguard is further insured by the stem 20 which positively locks thehanger from slippage or accidental dislodgment from the arch as long asthe standard iii is in the upright position. Finally, the oiset 22 ofthe standard places the garment hanger suiflciently forward to hangfreely and with its bottom 2| away from the standard, so as not tostrike or mar the same.

While I have described the invention along specific lines, various minorchanges or renements may be made therein from time to time withoutdeparting from its principle, and I consider all such changes andrenernents as coming Within the scope and spirit of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A support for a garment hanger having an inverted V-shaped garmentsupporting portion,

comprising a standard, an inverted V-shaped head piece for said standardhaving a shape correspending to that of said hanger portion, and saidhead piece being longitudinally channeled to receive said hanger portionto prevent lateral dislodgment of the saine.

2. A support for a garment hanger having an inverted V-shaped garmentsupporting portion and a radially inwardly directed stem carriedthereby, comprising a standard, an inverted V- shaped head piece forsaid standard having a shape corresponding to that of said hangerportion, said head piece being longitudinally channeled to receive saidhanger portion to prevent lateral dislodgment of the same, and meansengageable with said stern to prevent tilting of said hanger in saidchannel.

PETER F. SHEWBRIDGE.

